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Kadaga calls for reform of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Kadaga calls for reform of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has supported proposed reforms to the

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, a constituent organization of the

Commonwealth.

At the Association’s Executive Committee meeting in Mauritius, where

Kadaga is representing Uganda, the Speaker said the reforms are long

overdue and should be urgently implemented.

“At the moment, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is a charity of

the United Kingdom and in case of dissolution, the proceeds which are

contributed by member countries would go to charities in the United

Kingdom,” said Kadaga.

Kadaga said representatives agreed to present the position to their heads of

state to process decision making on the matter during the Commonwealth

Heads of Government Meeting in April 2018.

“We really want to change the status so that it is more aligned to the

interests of the contributing countries. So we have agreed that the issue of

the status will be considered and a decision taken,” she said.

Kadaga is representing Uganda in Mauritius, at the CPA’s executive

committee meeting which, among others, is reviewing the commonwealth

values and strengthening collaboration between Parliaments.

The CPA is a constituent organization of the Commonwealth, bringing

together all Parliaments of 52 member countries.

The executive committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is

the implementing arm of the Association, which is tasked with following up

on decisions taken by the association.

The meeting is hosted by Mauritius Parliament Speaker Santi Bai

Hanoomanjee.

Kadaga said the meeting also resolved to extend internship opportunities at

the prestigious CPA Secretariat to re3ect the diversity of all the 4ve regions

represented in the Association.

“We discussed the need for inclusion on the internship of CPA and we have

resolved that they should come from all the 4ve countries of the
commonwealth because there is a tendency of having them locally drawn

from the United Kingdom,” said Kadaga.

The Speaker assured the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association of

Uganda’s readiness to host the youth forum in April.

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